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US scientists repeat fusion ignition breakthrough (www.reuters.com)
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U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

On Reddit this would be about time for people to come and pour cold water all over this by putting it in context and explaining why the breakthrough is only a small incremental step on a path that could still lead to nowhere. Do we have physics nerds here on Lemmy that know enough to ruin this so we don't get too excited?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

ehh kbin/lemmy/other related platforms are still small, maybe once reddit gets a reputation for being an unreliable shithole some of the nerds will start coming over.